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Amulet of Re-Horakhty
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period or later
About 1070–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width: 5.4 x 2.2 cm (2 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1943
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet of a standing, falcon-headed man probably represents the solar god Re-Horakhty, since he is wearing a sun disc on his head. Since Re-Horakhty was associated with the rising sun, amulets like this one were thought to help guarantee perpetual rebirth in the afterlife. The amulet is made of shiny, bright green faience and is bored at the back for suspension.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)